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The Bangor Daily News from Bangor, Maine • 9

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Bangor, Maine
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I- ON Bangor Daily News Monday December 17 1979 Poll shows support is growing for I 'National unity' emerging in crisis OITU IMne 7imtV Ww lAUw Iil! 11 BATH Maine increased defense spending NEW YORK AP) At least partly because of the Iranian crisis public support for increased spending on the military and national secuntv has reached the highe chest point of the by telephone on Dec 11 and 12 were not sure This is the highest level of support for greater spending at any time in the 1970s In 1971 while the Vietnam War was raging only edi cent of the public in a Louis Harris poll backe Dll says pou says (UPI) The Iranian crisis has created a national unity since World War II hich must be maintained after the 50 American hostages are released says the secretary of the US Navy Speaking at the commissioning of the guided missile frigate USS Francis Mclnerney at the Bath Iron Works Saturday Navy Secretary Edward Hidalgo said this crisis has emerged a national unity unequaled for the last 20 years and I can say even since World War He told a crowd of about 400 persons the United States has suffered under a which has resulted in loss of unity of this miserable event we now emerge with a national Hidalgo said it is also imperative that we maintain that national unity after a solution is found (to release the The 445-foot 3600-ton vessel was formally turned over by Rear A dm Carl A Brettschneider commandant of the Fourth Naval District to Cmdr John Berg of Southington Conn during the 90-minute ceremony Sen Edmund Muskie DMaine was scheduled to be keynote speaker but was tied up with Senate business Saturday on the windfall profits tax Prior to the 2 ceremony about 100 persons marched and rallied to show support for President handling of the Iranian cnsis and to call for the safe release of the 50 Americans held hostage at the US embassy in Tehran The over a predicted did not materialize Hidalgo stopped briefly at the rally to praise the marchers Wayne Saunders president of the 4300-member Marine and Shipl Workers of America at BIW predi last Thursday the rally would attract over a thousand workers and maybe up to 5000 He attributed the smaller turnout to short and last-minute Christmas shopping adding be was still decade an Associated PressNBC News The poll results suggest President Carter will find substantial support among Americans for the major increases he proposed last week in the Defense budget next year "Recent events in Iran have been a vivid reminder of the need for a strong and united America a nation which need not bluff or posture in the quiet exercise of its Carter said Wednesday in announcing his proposal for increases in defense spending for the next five years The public apparently agrees with the president's objectives Fifty-one percent said the US defense budget should be increased while only 9 percent said it should be cut Thirty-one percent favored holding spending at existing levels Another 9 percent of the 1595 adults questioned nationwide ed defense spending whileA9pereent called for budget Forty percent supported no changen the spending level In 1976 another Hams poll found percent increased military spending 30 percent for lebkand 42 percent for no change As recently as last 'September the AP-NBC News poll found 38 percent supporting increased spending 16 percent favoring cuts and 36 percent favonng no change The remainder were not sure $5000 pledged from page 1 came: to $5227 with other The station joined with the pleSstSTtaff most of Maine Campus the student SKeot teJuiiS the word about the pending was ye rajjjed behind marathon and joined with Mad during the final to cheer the effort Oxford Famine Relief Garage Door Opener Carter designates Tuesday unity day' WASHINGTON (AP) President Carter signed a congressional resolution Sunday designating Tuesday as unity in support of the hostages being held in Iran The president asked individual Americans and organizations observe that day by prominently displaying the American Carter said the people of the United States are unanimous in their concern for the 50 hostages being held Tehran and have demonstrated this by ringing church bells writing letters to the Iranian mission at the United Nations and by sending messages to the hostages themselves most fitting symbol of this concern is the American flag Carter said adding: stands for human dignity it stands too for our united determination In his proclamation the president said that American citizens are being held hostage in Iran by a mob and a government that have become one and the same Theilmted States has made it clear to the leaders of Iran that we hold them fully and personally responsible for the well-being and safe return of every American in their gram ouh of Boston to administer it decided on a realistic all took turns helping Madigan said Charles' Gould com-decided to shoot for mented That goal wds realized in During the final half hour of the last hour of the marathon the marathon Madigan his as pledges were phoned in -Mad Christmas stock-from as far away as Hancock ig cap on his head answered County phone calls chatted with At sign-off total friends segued his record amount pledged or given cuts played two rounds of trivia and gave a report from the WMEB solar helicoptor on traffic on campus With a final announcement of the total thank-you all around and a summary statement explaining why the Cambodian relief effort was vital to him Madigan signed off at 4 pm stepped outside to the cheers of the co-workers and friends and declared himself ready to take a break only have one final exam which I can take at my he said I think go back to the frat house (Beta Theta Pi) relax and hit the proverbial Money raised during marathon will go to the Campus Cambodian Fund and be forwarded to the Oxford Famine Relief Fund in Boston hi -Wiiimifi-ihvi Pete Madigan flSGE) Yz JJP digital garage door opener 159" Regular 820999 INSULATE WITH SIDING BEAT INFLATION! 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